February 13, 2008
Internet Sex Video Case Stirs Free-Speech Issues in Hong Kong
A series of arrests here for posting sexually explicit images of what appear to be some of Asia’s best-known pop stars has led to a division among Internet users over free speech, and questions of selective police enforcement of obscenity laws. The New York Times reports.
"The police have arrested nine people in connection with photographs and videos on the Internet in the last two weeks. Three suspects have been formally charged, including a 24-year-old man in Kowloon who was charged Tuesday with publishing obscene materials after he was said to have posted two files containing 100 photos.
He did not enter a plea and was freed on bail of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars ($1,282). His lawyer declined to comment.
Some Web users here see the police action as an infringement on individual freedoms. They held a protest Sunday, arguing that, among other things, Hong Kong’s anti-pornography ordinance was too broad and too vague, and that this was a case of unequal treatment. "
Picture Picture of Gillian Chung, left, a popular singer, appears to be in the explicit videos. She and Charlene Choi, right, are known as the Twins.
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Posted by: Hamada | October 29, 2008 4:35 AM